Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RFI - Provision of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service Discovery

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 6 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 moup to 3 mo with extensions · starts 15 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department. We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the United Kingdom's businesses and keeps people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

DfT is considering a procurement under Lot 1 of the Government Commercial Agency’s Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9) framework agreement for a Supplier to deliver a Discovery.

The Supplier would deliver an agile Discovery to develop an evidence-based understanding of the problems affecting the existing Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service. This would include examining current information-sharing arrangements, user needs, constraints and potential options for improvement.

If you are a Supplier on Lot 1 of the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9) framework agreement and would like a copy of the RFI, please email [email protected] using the subject heading “RFI for Provision of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service Discovery”.

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 moSME
Contract period: 15 Feb 2027 — 15 Apr 2027 (2 mo) · up to 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services72221000 Business analysis consultancy services72224000 Project management consultancy services73210000 Research consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesProject management consultancy servicesResearch consultancy servicesSystems and technical consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e77

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BST
  2. Market engagementin 15 days
    15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTIf you are a Supplier on Lot 1 of the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9) framework agreement and would like a copy of the RFI, please email [email protected] using the subject heading “RFI for Provision of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service Discovery”.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 37 days
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 137 days
    15 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLTC-5358-LTWZ Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, London, SW1P 4DR

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure